“I've seen the way you look at me Joe.”, she said. “You are attracted to me aren't you?”, she questioned. “Yes, Betty. You are very attracti...ve.”, I replied. Then I set the beer down on the coaster and I leaned in for a kiss. She let me kiss her and her lips were so soft. I put my hand on her hip while we kissed and pulled her closer. “Stand up in front of me.”, I told her. Betty stood up and faced me. “Like this?”, she asked. “Turn around.”, I said and she did like a good girl. I slowly lifted. "Are you really sorry?" you ask. "That didn't sound like you were sorry to me!" You say in a stern voice.Uh, oh. You are getting that look in your eyes. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea to play along. I try to think of something to say, but what?"I said I was sorry! can't we leave it at that? Please don't punish me!" I say quickly. Oops, that just adds to the game you are playing. "Hmmm, guilty as I suspected. What shall I do with you? You didn't seem to learn your lesson from last time, so. Sally was glad to see us again. She apologized to Beth and Mira Spio. The inn was not centaur-compliant. They had to use the park for their bathroom. We were able to eat in the Wisteria Room. Beth really liked the abalone. Abalone would be another cold water animal for Bangalore.We flew back to Sonoma County. I received the good news that the committee had selected forty doctors and sixty nurses to interview for the hospital. We would have interviews the last two weeks in January. I recruited. She waited. A little video screen flickered to life a few inches from her face and a couple of tiny bulbs with it. She looked around the box, but there was nothing, black wood walls, the lights and the screen. She couldn’t even see her hands, they were behind partitions. Video came up on the screen, three cameras, but no sound. In a corner window she could see her face. In the camera, she looked calm, blank, resigned maybe. She was made up for a photo shoot, but in fact it looked like her face.